Song of the Ovulum by Bryan Davis

Author:Bryan Davis [Davis, Bryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scrub Jay Journeys
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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With a beat of her wings, Bonnie flew at Anderson, partially blocking Lauren’s view. A gunshot sounded. Bonnie jerked back, and her gun clanked on the floor.

Anderson leaped from behind the corner. Bonnie surged ahead again, slammed into him, and knocked him against the far wall. In a flurry of wings and fists, the two fought wildly, both still standing.

Lauren sprinted toward the fray, pausing to pick up the fallen gun. She pointed it at Anderson but couldn’t get a clear shot.

With both hands firmly clenching Anderson’s gun hand, Bonnie kept the barrel pointed toward the ceiling, while Anderson punched her in the pelvis. As the violent stalemate continued, blood dripped from Bonnie’s tight fingers.

Lauren leaped at Anderson and slammed the gun against his head. He set a foot in her stomach and shoved her away, making her slide on her bottom. She jumped up, rushed in again. Pressing the gun barrel into his stomach, she fired.

Anderson doubled over and toppled to the floor. Bonnie snatched his gun and flew backwards, dragging Lauren with her.

Lauren dropped her gun. “I … I shot him.”

A sad frown darkened Bonnie’s face. “I’m not sure what to do with him. If I try to get help, we’ll never escape.”

Lauren’s legs wobbled. Tremors rode up her limbs, shaking her whole body. “Do you think he’ll die?”

Bonnie drew close and felt Anderson’s neck. “His heart is strong. I guess it depends on if you hit any vital organs, but even if not, he might bleed to death if we don’t get him to a doctor.”

“What about you?” Lauren asked, pointing at Bonnie’s bloody hand.

“I hardly noticed.” Bonnie pushed back her sleeve, revealing a stream of blood from her elbow to her wrist.

Lauren opened Bonnie’s jacket and pulled back her sweatshirt’s neckband. Blood soaked her T-shirt. “Oh, no!”

As Bonnie looked at the blood, her face turned chalky white. Drawing back the sticky shirt, Lauren stared at a gaping wound just below Bonnie’s clavicle.

Bonnie tipped to the side. Lauren caught her and helped her down to the floor.

“Lauren?” A male voice buzzed in her tooth. “Can you hear me?”

Lauren’s throat squeezed so tight, she could barely talk. “Matt?”

“Yeah. I’ve been listening in. My father says I might be able to help the guard you shot. You can get the access key from him. Bring him to us.”

“It’s not just the guard. Bonnie’s been shot, too. It looks bad.”

Matt repeated the message, apparently to his father.

“Quick!” Matt shouted. “Get her over here!”

Lauren pushed her arms under Bonnie’s body and lifted with her legs. At last her thousands of squats would come in handy. She straightened and began to waddle down the hall, grunting as she talked. “I’m on my way.”

“Do you have the key?”

“Oh, yeah. The key.” She laid Bonnie down within a few steps of the open cell door and hurried back to Anderson. As she drew near, the lights blacked out. Lauren froze in place. Seeing in a poorly lit gym wasn’t hard, but seeing in complete darkness was impossible.

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